PROTEOLYSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proteolysis mean? 

• PROTEOLYSIS (noun)
  The noun PROTEOLYSIS has 1 sense:

1. the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds

  Familiarity information: PROTEOLYSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROTEOLYSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("proteolysis" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Derivation:

proteolytic (of or relating to proteolysis)

 Context examples 

This protein is involved in caspase-mediated apoptosis and proteolysis.

(Caspase-7, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in proteolysis, angiogenesis and caspase-induction of apoptosis.

(Caspase-8, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in proteolysis and caspase-dependent apoptosis.

(Caspase-9, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in both apoptosis and proteolysis.

(Caspase-5, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in the mediation of proteolysis and the activation of apoptosis.

(Caspase-3, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in proteolysis and immunity.

(Caspase-1, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in proteolysis, apoptosis induction and immunity.

(Caspase-10, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and proteolysis.

(Caspase-2, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes stromelysin-2 protein, is involved in proteolysis of components of the extracellular matrix.

(MMP10 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in proteolysis and the regulation of matrix remodeling.

(MMP8 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)